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jasmine-glover
published - 30 April 2019
By Jasmine Glover
Welcome to the ‘technology’ issue

What a few months it has been for rural women! Since the last edition of network, we have a winner of the 2019 Victorian AgriFuturesTM Rural Women’s Award and celebrated 21 outstanding Victorian women being inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.  International Women’s Day was celebrated around the …
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Louise-Ackland
published - 30 April 2019
By Natalie Dowling
Profile: The reluctant technologist

Last year, Louise Ackland transformed from someone barely able to open an app to tech entrepreneur talking to software developers in Silicon Valley. This year, Louise continues her professional development journey on the Victorian Regional Community Leadership Program through a place funded by the Victorian Rural Women’s Network.
Louise’s journey from …
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Claire-Moore-award
published - 30 April 2019
By Natalie Dowling
The bee’s knees

Claire Moore collected her first beehive in 2007, transporting it home in the back of her small hatchback. Fast forward and the Kyneton farmer is celebrating as the 2019 Victorian AgriFuturesTM Rural Women’s Award winner for her project to breed a genetically diverse range of queen bees.
In the 12 years …
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boost-your-business-2019
published - 30 April 2019
By Gemma Heemskerk
Want to boost your business?

Do you need support to develop business opportunities and make new products?  Up to $50,000 is now available to boost your business.
Eligible businesses cover categories including Food Innovation, Social Enterprise Capability, Asia Gateway, Entrepreneurs with Disability and others.
Successful applicants will partner with top universities and industry experts to provide services …
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elena-kelareva
published - 30 April 2019
By Natalie Dowling
Putting tech on the map

People laughed when former Google Maps Project Manager, Elena Kelareva told them she wanted to start a technology and innovation company in a rural town of 15,000 people. Two years on, Elena’s business and collaborative projects are showcasing how global businesses can be built anywhere and transform regional economies.
Elena’s own …
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published - 30 April 2019
By Gemma Heemskerk
Fostering female agri-tech leaders

Teachers inspire students and can play a big role in career choices and leadership confidence. Three secondary teachers from rural Victoria recently took a trip to Brisbane to learn about how they can support students and influence workforce trends.
CQUniversity hosted 15 female teachers from regional, rural and remote areas of …
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Goulburn-Valley-orchard-autumn
published - 30 April 2019
By Gemma Heemskerk
Calling Goulburn Valley women in agriculture!

Are you a woman involved in food and fibre production in the Goulburn Valley?  Are there stories you can share about rural women in agriculture?  How could life be improved for women in farming?
Monash University PhD student Laura Coady needs your help.  As part of the ambitious Invisible Farmer project …
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dairy-farm-victoria
published - 30 April 2019
By Gemma Heemskerk
How to navigate dairy farm developments

The infrastructure needed on dairy farms is complex, as are the regulatory frameworks that need to be navigated.  It can be time-consuming working through the process, only to discover you have the wrong piece of information.
Agriculture Victoria has developed an online decision support tool that incorporates geospatial planning data, farm …
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VRWN-website
published - 30 April 2019
By Gemma Heemskerk
Fresh approach to ‘What’s On?’

Do you like to be the first to know what’s on?  For over a year, we have shared rural and regional events to all Victorian Rural Women’s Network subscribers through an emailed event listing, the ShE update.  As part of the network’s website revamp, we have made the move to …
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women-on-farms-2019
published - 30 April 2019
By Gemma Heemskerk
‘Women on Farms’ celebrates 30 years

The last weekend of March saw more than 200 rural women come together in Warragul for the 30th Annual Women on Farms Gathering.  The gathering aims to highlight the role of rural women and their advances in farming. This year took the theme, ‘Striding Forward’, and was coordinated by the …
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bushfoods-workshop
published - 30 April 2019
By Gemma Heemskerk
Bushfood business

On Friday 8 March, International Women’s Day was celebrated around the globe acknowledging the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In the outer suburbs of eastern Melbourne, 30 Aboriginal women from across Victoria attended a bushfood and botanicals workshop to mark the occasion.
The women explored the business of …
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VRWN-evokeAG-2019
published - 30 April 2019
By Gemma Heemskerk
Would you eat a grasshopper?

Would you eat a grasshopper? This question was just one of many posed by the audience at the evokeAG conference.
Population growth, food security, environmental sustainability and market access are all important and topical challenges. The evokeAG conference held in February in Melbourne and supported by AgriFuturesTM Australia explored these …
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